Also Known As:
Zùl, Bi Zule, Mbarmi, Barma, Zulawa, Zull
Dialects & Varieties
An Introduction to Zul
Roger Blench. 2014. An Introduction to Zul. 7th Biennial International Colloquium on the Chadic Languages (BICCL 7), Hamburg, September 12th-14th.
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~4,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Second-language speakers and learners
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Semi-speakers or rememberers
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Children:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
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Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
"There is, obviously, an issue with younger speakers switching to Hausa, but the language seems to be surprisingly free of Hausa loanwords."
Location and Context
Countries
Bauchi and Toro Local Government Areas, Bauchi State, Nigeria
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Government Support
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Institutional Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
Hausa
Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
"The Zul are split between Christian and Muslim affiliation, and so far only the Christians have shown interest in literacy. Zul has recently undergone a remarkable recovery, with a community-based reading and writing book produced (2006) and preliminary Bible translation underway."
Recent Resources
Mensagem informativa
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